Role Of Cyber Attack In Canada

are going online. People can now work from home, buy and sell things online. The financial institutes are heavily depending on the internet. However, economist are arguing as much as it helps the people and the economy of a country, it is not the safest way to do a transaction. Every day Canadian financial institutes lose hundreds and thousands of dollar due to online fraud or stolen credit card information. In 2008 it was estimated 1 trillion dollar worth of information was stolen worldwide and cybercrime was up 53% from previous year. This numbers are growing for Canada too. Canada needs to invest heavily on securing their cyber network in order to update their cyber security system. They also need to work on making better policy and strict
Because of its inviting attitude towards everyone, Canada attracts people from all over the world. Many come here to admire its natural beauty while some come here to settle down and start a new life. This welcoming attitude may benefit Canada’s economy but it also makes Canada vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Canada is not immune to terror attack and Canada is no stranger to it. Canada faced its first terror attack in June 23, 1985. It was an Air India flight 182. The flight was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 307 passengers and 22 crew members. Even thought it was one of the deadliest terror attack in Canada, things really started to shift after the attack on United States on September 11, 2001. Canada’s foreign policy changed a lot and it was time to put the safety first for the citizens of its country. A strong defense system and border security can stop people entering Canada who impose danger to its citizens. However, a security challenge Canada faces is its home grown terrorist. It is no easy task to monitor every single citizens of its country. Center for technology and National Security Policy National Defense University published a report in May 2008 explaining what homegrown terrorism is. Homegrown terrorism or the threat within is when an individual or a group of a country are willing to attack their own. Homegrown terrorism does not mean an immigrant who immigrated to a country and is willing to hurt the people of that country anymore. According to Canadian terrorist experts and Canadian Security and Intelligence Services (CSIS) a homegrown terrorist is most likely a lone wolf. These kind of people fail to socialize with others and are targeted by foreign terrorist groups. They recruit these lone wolves and use them to take on attacks. A homegrown terrorist can be a born citizen of the country